36. God has spoken to the people of Israel. He sent them the Good News that peace has come through Jesus Christ, the Lord of all people.
37. “You know what has happened all over Judea. It began in Galilee after John told the people they needed to be baptized.
38. You know about Jesus from Nazareth. God made him the Messiah by giving him the Holy Spirit and power. Jesus went everywhere doing good for people. He healed those who were ruled by the devil, showing that God was with him.
39. “We saw all that Jesus did in Judea and in Jerusalem. But he was killed. They put him on a cross made of wood.
40. But on the third day after his death, God raised him to life and let him be seen openly.
41. He was not seen by everyone, but only by us, the ones God had already chosen to be witnesses. We ate and drank with him after he was raised from death.